May 4, 1973 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 1
@BAL 0 CHW 5
NYY 0 OAK 11
@CLE 4 DET 5
TEX 1 KCR 5
@MIL 3 MIN 9
BOS 6 LAD 6
STL 5
(10) MON 6
CIN 3 HOU 9
@NYM 5
(14) PHI 5
ATL 4
(20) PIT 12
@SDP 6 SFG 5
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 11,597

Friday, May 4, 1973
Time of Game: 3:07

Royals

15-9

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    5 10  0
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    3  4  0

W: S Busby (3-2), L: J Slaton (1-2), S: G Garber (5)

Brewers

10-11

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .253  .732    0    4   4   SH
C Rojas 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .807    0    1   1   GDP
A Otis CF                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .287  .837    0    1   0   2B
J Mayberry 1B                 3   1   2   3    1   1  .244  .900    0    7   0   HR
E Kirkpatrick LF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .383 1.107    0    2   0   
H McRae RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .593    0    2   0   
  S Hovley RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .613         1   0   
G Hopkins DH                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .926    0    0   0   
  L Piniella PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .688    0    0   0   
P Schaal 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .731    0    2   1   
F Healy C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .400    0    7   0   

S Busby P                                                                0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  G Garber P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   5  10   4    3   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: A Otis (7, off B Champion).

HR: J Mayberry (6, off J Slaton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: F Patek (1, off R Newman).

TB: J Mayberry 5; A Otis 3; F Patek 2; G Hopkins; P Schaal; E Kirkpatrick; C Rojas.

GIDP: C Rojas (1).

RBI: J Mayberry 3 (23); A Otis (13).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D May CF                      5   1   1   1    0   1  .213  .655    0    3   0   HR
D Money SS                    4   1   1   1    1   2  .214  .596    0    1   2   
J Lahoud RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .308    0    4   0   
  G Thomas PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .543    0    1   0   
G Scott 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .225  .662    0    7   1   
J Briggs LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .830    0    3   0   
O Brown DH                    3   0   0   1    1   2  .216  .592    0    0   0   
D Porter C                    0   0   0   0    2   0  .195  .651    0    4   0   
  B Coluccio PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .574    0    0   0   
  J Felske C                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    1   0   
J Vukovich 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .093  .350    0    1   1   
  T Johnson PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .273  .705    0    0   0   
P Garcia 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .792    0    2   0   

J Slaton P                                                               0   0
  B Champion P                                                           0   3
  R Newman P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   3   4   3    8   7                    27   7

BATTING

HR: D May (5, off S Busby; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: D May 4; P Garcia 2; D Money.

RBI: D May (14); O Brown (5); D Money (9).

2-out RBI: D Money; O Brown.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Champion-D Money-G Scott.

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Busby, W (3-2)               5.2   1   2   2    6   4   1   4.75   24     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 1     57    -     0.93   0.00
M Jackson, H (1)               2.1   1   1   1    2   3   0   6.06   10     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 1          3-0    2.20   0.20
G Garber, S (5)                1     2   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          1-1    2.31   0.08
Totals                         9     4   3   3    8   7   1          39     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 4          4-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Slaton, L (1-2)              3     7   4   4    1   2   1   2.67   17     -       ·  ·      0· 6· 1· 7     30    -     0.98  -0.28
B Champion                     4     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.66   14     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 2          2-0    0.49   0.04
R Newman                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.45    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          1-0    0.37   0.03
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   5   1          39     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1·10          3-0

M Jackson faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
J Slaton faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
B Champion faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Champion 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 11,597.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 45° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. D May                CF 
2. C Rojas              2B    2. D Money              SS 
3. A Otis               CF    3. J Lahoud             RF 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. G Scott              1B 
5. E Kirkpatrick        LF    5. J Briggs             LF 
6. H McRae              RF    6. O Brown              DH 
7. G Hopkins            DH    7. D Porter             C  
8. P Schaal             3B    8. J Vukovich           3B 
9. F Healy              C     9. P Garcia             2B 

   S Busby              P        J Slaton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  4-2  123      12%  83% B Coluccio      M Jackson       Strikeout
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% J Mayberry      J Slaton        Home Run
   b 7   0  4-2  1--     -11%  63% P Garcia        M Jackson       Single; Vukovich to 2B
   b 6   2  4-1  123     -10%  71% O Brown         S Busby         Walk; Money Scores; Scott to 3B; Briggs to 2B
   b 7   0  4-2  12-      10%  72% D May           M Jackson       Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  C Rojas         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  D Money         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Lahoud        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      61%  J Mayberry      Home Run
   O      ---      59%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  H McRae         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      57%  G Hopkins       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Busby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  G Scott         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  J Briggs        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      62%  O Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
          ---      65%  P Schaal        Walk
   O      1--      62%  F Healy         Flyball: CF
          1--      66%  F Patek         Single to 3B; Schaal to 2B
          12-      71%  C Rojas         Single; Schaal to 3B; Patek to 2B
   R      123      80%  A Otis          Single; Schaal Scores; Patek to 3B; Rojas to 2B
   RR     123      89%  J Mayberry      Single; Patek Scores; Rojas Scores; Otis to 2B
   O      12-      87%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF
   O      12-      85%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Busby facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      85%  J Vukovich      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  P Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  D May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Slaton facing 7-8-9
          ---      90%  G Hopkins       Single
          1--      92%  P Schaal        Single; Hopkins to 2B
                  Bill Champion replaces Jim Slaton pitching
   O      12-      92%  F Healy         Flyball: RF; Hopkins to 3B
   O      1-3      89%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      87%  C Rojas         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Busby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  D Money         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  J Lahoud        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Champion facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  E Kirkpatrick   Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  J Briggs        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      92%  O Brown         Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      93%  J Vukovich      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Champion facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  H McRae         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  P Schaal        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Busby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  P Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      88%  D May           Home Run
          ---      85%  D Money         Walk
   O      1--      87%  J Lahoud        Groundout: SS-1B; Money to 2B
          -2-      86%  G Scott         Walk
          12-      81%  J Briggs        Walk; Money to 3B; Scott to 2B
   R      123      71%  O Brown         Walk; Money Scores; Scott to 3B; Briggs to 2B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Steve Busby pitching; Bob Coluccio pinch hits for Darrell Porter batting 7th
   O      123      83%  B Coluccio      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
                  John Felske replaces Bob Coluccio playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      82%  F Healy         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  F Patek         Single
   OO     1--      80%  C Rojas         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Jackson facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  J Vukovich      Walk
          1--      63%  P Garcia        Single; Vukovich to 2B
   O      12-      72%  D May           Flyball: RF
   O      12-      80%  D Money         Strikeout
                  Gorman Thomas pinch hits for Joe Lahoud batting 3rd
   O      12-      88%  G Thomas        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Champion facing 3-4-5
                  Gorman Thomas moves to RF
          ---      91%  A Otis          Double
          -2-      93%  J Mayberry      Wild Pitch; Otis to 3B
   R      --3      94%  " "             Wild Pitch; Otis Scores
          ---      95%  " "             Walk
                  Ray Newman replaces Bill Champion pitching
          1--      96%  E Kirkpatrick   Single; Mayberry to 2B
   O      12-      95%  H McRae         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Lou Piniella pinch hits for Gail Hopkins batting 7th
   O      12-      94%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      92%  P Schaal        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Hovley replaces Hal McRae playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      95%  G Scott         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  J Briggs        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  O Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ray Newman facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  F Healy         Walk
   O      1--      97%  F Patek         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Healy to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  C Rojas         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      96%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Jackson facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  J Felske        Walk
                  Gene Garber replaces Mike Jackson pitching; Tim Johnson pinch hits for John Vukovich batting 8th
   O      1--      96%  T Johnson       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      91%  P Garcia        Single; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D May           Lineout: 1B
   R      12-      91%  D Money         Single; Johnson Scores; Garcia to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  G Thomas        Popfly: SS
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Brewers 3.

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